In Vermont, Spring is time to get outside! Our garden draws alot of our time in the spring.
We start our plants inside. A great addition to this process is a cold frame. Our neighbor gave us the basics - the frame and the window. I attached the window with hinges, added chains to hold it open, a handle and a thermometer. Also built a frame around the old window because it didn't quite cover the box.
Step one in the garden, add some color! Well not really step one but we like to put out some annuals early on in the season.
The blueberry bushes have put on little blueberries so I put up some new posts with cross bars to hold up netting. The blueberry bushes are too big for the netting set up we used last year.
We have been fighting horsetail in our front flower bed. Its tough to get rid of... we finally decided everthing goes except the shrubs and trees.
Then covered the whole bed with landscaping fabric.
Bought some mulch.
And covered it all up.
We made a pledge to each other to leave the bed empty for two seasons. Hopefully the horsetail will not find its way through... then we will start digging down, cutting the fabric and adding plants back in. I was supposed to put lime down under the fabric. Adjusting pH helps discourage horsetail. But my wife is out of town and I forgot 馃檮. Hopefully the fabric will do the trick 馃 And yes I know some people like horsetail, others tolerate it, but we live in a pine swamp and the horsetail loves the acid, wet soil. It will take over the whole place if given the chance.